A black jumbo watermelon auctioned in northern japan fetched a record 650 000 yen us 6 100 friday making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold in the country and possibly the world.
The most expensive watermelon.
Sold at sembikiya flagship store in tokyo and throughout japan the black skinned stripeless densuke watermelon is reported to have a special type of sweetness grown exclusively on japan s northernmost island hokkaido only 100 densuke are farmed each year.
Japan why so expensive.
The alteration is often done to meet the nutritional demands while sometimes it is also done to achieve visual appeal.
The most expensive watermelon sold at auction is cny 51 000 7 489.
A black jumbo watermelon auctioned in northern japan fetched a record 6 100 in 2008 making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold in the country and possibly the world.
The 17 pound premium densuke watermelon grown only on the northern island of hokkaido was purchased by a marine products dealer who said he wanted to support.
A black jumbo watermelon auctioned in northern japan fetched a record 6 100 friday making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold in the country and possibly the world.
6 442 and was achieved by inner mongolia green state fertilizer co ltd.
After many years of experiments and alteration many fruits look very different as compared to their centuries old.